More than 50 business and civic leaders from throughout the Ruston area will be “arrested” and put “behind bars” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Lock-Up fundraiser on Oct. 28 at Jim Taylor Ford Lincoln Dealership.

Accused of having big hearts and being heavily armed with kindness, the “jailbirds” volunteered to be part of MDA’s Lock-Up in order to raise “bail” by encouraging friends, family, coworkers and business contacts to make contributions to MDA that will directly benefit families in and around Ruston living with progressive muscle diseases.

A special dance for the community will twirl in on Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church.

The event will feature both square and round dancing and is expected to bring in callers and cuers from all over North Louisiana. It is being held in honor of the 60th wedding anniversary of Jerry and Frances Stinson, who are actively involved in the local Trinity Twirlers, the event sponsor which was formed in 2011 and has worked to promote square and round dancing in the area.

The board of aldermen for the city of Grambling met Thursday night in regular session with the topic of the Mainstay’s Suites Hotel as the main issue at hand.

In previous meetings, Jules LeBlanc, an attorney and developer, has come before the board to discuss bringing a Mainstay’s Suites Hotel to Grambling. The hotel would be located at Grambling Plaza and would also feature retail space.

As stated in previous meetings, the hotel would create nearly 200 jobs during its time of construction and once completed would create 75 permanent jobs for Grambling.